Anticoagulation with rivaroxaban for livedoid vasculopathy (RILIVA): a multicentre, single-arm, open-label, phase 2a, proof-of-concept trial

Background: Livedoid vasculopathy is a thrombotic skin disease characterised by recurrent occlusion of the cutaneous microcirculation in lower extremities, which results in skin infarctions with painful ulcerations and irreversible scar formation. Rivaroxaban is a direct factor Xa inhibitor that pre...

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Main Authors: Weishaupt, Carsten (Author) , Schneider, Stefan W. (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: February 2016
In: The lancet. Haematology
Year: 2016, Volume: 3, Issue: 2, Pages: e72-e79
ISSN:2352-3026
DOI:10.1016/S2352-3026(15)00251-3
Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2352-3026(15)00251-3
Verlag, Volltext: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352302615002513
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Author Notes:Carsten Weishaupt, MD, Prof. Anke Strölin, MD, Birgit Kahle, MD, Prof. Alexander Kreuter, MD, Prof. Stefan W Schneider, MD, Joachim Gerss, PhD, Maria Eveslage, MSc, Attyla Drabik, MD, Prof. Tobias Goerge, MD

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